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Italy Profiles 

Vigneti Tardis, natural wines from Campania, Italy

March 8, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 9986 Views Campania, Natural wine

This is a collaborative winery. One of the partners is Jack Lewens of Shoreditch Michelin-starred restaurant Leroy, and the other

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Features Portugal Profiles 

Quinta da Costa do Pinhão, Douro

March 5, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 13825 Views Douro

Quinta da Costa do Pinhão is a beautiful quinta in the Pinhão Valley of Portugal’s Douro. The first wines from

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Profiles TOP STORIES Uruguay 

In Uruguay: Bodega Garzón

February 29, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 12645 Views

Garzón is a spectacular fine wine project that has had a huge impact on the Uruguayan wine scene, and has

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New York State Profiles 

Forge Cellars: one of the top producers in the Finger Lakes, NY State

February 27, 2020March 15, 2020 jamiegoode 8048 Views

Website: https://www.forgecellars.com/ Forge Cellars is a boutique winery from New York’s Finger Lakes region, and their focus is solely on

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Canada Profiles TOP STORIES 

Le Vieux Pin, La Stella, Artakama: star wineries from Canada’s Okanagan

February 19, 2020December 23, 2024 jamiegoode 13182 Views bc wine, british columbia, canada, okanagan, syrah

I visited Le Vieux Pin in late August 2020, and tasted through current and upcoming releases with Severine and assistant

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Burgundy Profiles 

In Chablis, with one of the new star producers: E&E Vocoret

February 15, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 13760 Views Chablis, Chardonnay

Eleni & Edouard Vocoret specialize mainly in single-site ‘village’ level wines, but they have quickly reached the levels of some

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Burgundy Profiles 

Domaine de Thalie: characterful organic wines from the Mâconnais, Bourgogne

February 10, 2020February 15, 2020 jamiegoode 10655 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, pinot noir, syrah

Peter Gierszewski created Domaine de Thalie, in the Mâcon region of Bourgogne, a decade ago. He now has 4.5 hectares

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Australia Profiles 

David Franz, new Barossa vigneron

February 9, 2020February 15, 2020 jamiegoode 7183 Views Barossa

Website: https://david-franz.com/ David Franz Lehmann is the son of Barossa legend Peter. I visited on a September day to taste

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Profiles South Africa 

The wines of Allée Bleue, Franschhoek

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 7725 Views Franschhoek

Head towards Franschhoek from Stellenbosch on the R310 over the Helshgoote pass, and you’ll hit the R45. The Franschhoek wine

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Champagne Profiles Regions Sparkling wine 

In Champagne: Leclerc Briant

February 8, 2020February 15, 2020 jamiegoode 18126 Views champagne, grower champagne

Leclerc Briant is a newly revived Champagne house with a unique approach, including some very alternative élevage, and ageing one

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Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.minimalistwines.com/ I popped into Flint Wines to meet a South African winemaker that everyone is talking about. Sam Lambson

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode

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Wine anorak is one of the leading wine websites. This is the latest version of the site that began life in 1999, and was founded by Jamie Goode, who at the time was working as a science editor.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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Disclosure: unless otherwise clearly marked, the articles on this site are free of conflicts of interest. Any sponsored content will be clearly marked, and potential conflicts of interest will also be disclosed. As is normal in the wine industry, many of the wines tasted here are free samples and some travel is sponsored by others (for example, regional bodies or groups of producers), but in these cases no guarantees of coverage are given.

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